Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 3:32 pm Post subject: Bands who released their best material to date this year:

Bands who you think achieved new levels with their music in 2012.

For me:

Tietanblood – Woven Black Arteries: Everything is much more focused, intense and darker than before. All their works stand on their own in terms of quality, but they have definitely evolved their concept to something very special.

Mgla - With Hearts Towards None: Mgla has really achieved mastery here. I am consistently returning to this album and finding it better than before.

Herpes – Awakening Of A Sleeping Madness: insane Autopsy/Celtic Frost worship from France. The first demo was great, but this kills!

Impeity – Ravage & Conqueror: This album has absolutely blown my mind away. An incredible achievement and easy vote for best album of the year.

Dødsengel should probably be on this list as well but I have yet to check out their full back catalogue. _________________

I hardly follow any particular band these days and I don't anticipate new releases. Everything has already been done and most bands can't come up with original material. But one band that really deserves attention (in my opinion) is Pseudogod.

I know that they only have a demo and some splits under their belt but their 2012 debut LP took me by surprise. There was some 'hype' around this band (and I use the word hype loosely here) and I thought that their debut album would be very generic and typical and the hype will die.

I don't think there was a new release this year (or last year) which got the same amount of play time as "Deathwomb Catechesis" did.

Hard to say if Mgla did their really best material up to date now. I have liked all their material previously already. It's up there in the top what comes to albums that came out this year anyways.

WOLFNACHT - Project Ordensburg

Not sure that does this one belong to last years or this years albums (it came out around when the year changed) but this is what I have listened even more than Mgla. Absolute modern classic._________________"You can't hide the hook!"

Revenge
Pseudogod
Deiphago
Antediluvian
and maybe Power From Hell (I guess this was a very late 2011 release technically...)_________________If you are a false don't marry! Girlfriend is ok but only destructing anus from behind!!! - Fat Dagon

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